This is exactly how I feel when I think about choosing a college. I don't know what I REALLY want to do. And I'm afraid to just choose something because it'll be years wasted if I choose wrong.
I can so relate to this because I have been living for everyone else all of my life and have neglected to find out who I really am. My failure to be true to myself has led me to be quite miserable, especially for the past 5 years. It's certainly time that I star...
I feel as though I've been led to this message. This is exactly where I am right now and struggling with trying to discover what I want, need and desire (and learning this is not as easy as it sounds!) and coping with the expectations of those around me. T...
It took me quite a while to realize that I was not a mistake. It didn't matter whether I or someone else did things, I was just as entitled to have things work out for me. I am at the opposite extreme now, I live day to day and trust that when I need somet...
I could never understand why I tried so hard to do what was expected. I think that a lot of it was guilt and obligation. Still I was always free-spirited.
And no matter how I tried to please it was never enough.
What you've done is really courageous. You've confronted societal norms which are deeply damaging to the soul. I believe we live in a society that dearly values self-denial. But, we've confused the Self -- that aspect within us that connects us to ...
